Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 2:16
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1 Corinthians2:16
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ
This phrase is taken out of Isa. 40.13. and was quoted by our Apostle before, Rom. 11.34. the sense of it as here used, is, for what natural man that never was taught and inlightned by the Spirit of God, could ever know the secret Counsels of God, and the Divine Mysteries of mans Salvation. Nor can any instruct him what to do. It is by some observed, that [non-Latin text not transcribed] signifies by arguments to bring one over to be of his mind, which indeed is a kind of instruction.
But (saith the Apostle) we who have the Spirit of God given to us, dwelling and working in us, and instructing us, we have the mind of Christ; for the Spirit of Christ, which is our Teacher, knoweth his mind, and hath revealed it unto us.
Marginal references: Jer. 23.[illegible: 1 letter]; Gr. [illegible: 1 word].
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